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L. INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income or loss from operations before income taxes

The sources of our income or loss from operations before income taxes were as follows:

		Year ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
		(in thousands)
Domestic		$	(684	)		$	(3,077)			$	(3,513	)
Foreign  loss			(722	)			2,132				(1,815	)
Total loss		$	(1,406	)		$	(945	)		$	(5,328	)

Net deferred tax assets and liabilities

At December 31, the net deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following approximate amounts:

		2013				2012
		(in thousands)
NOL Carryforward		$	14,908			$	22,673
Inventory reserves			489				389
Stock compensation			624				511
Fixed assets and intangibles			(1,631	)			1,582	)
Impairment loss			(615	)			(614	)
Other			335				267
			14,110				21,644
Less valuation allowance			(14,110	)			(21,644	)
Deferred tax assets, net		$	–			$	–

Effective income tax rate

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal income tax rate of 34% for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 to the Company’s effective income tax rate follows:

		2013				2012				2011
		(in thousands)
Expected (benefit) taxes		$	(467	)		$	(293	)		$	(1,808	)
Non-deductible expenses			619				(760	)			1,003
(Decrease) Increase in valuation allowance			(7,533	)			1,545				845
Section 382 limitation			7,423
Other			(42	)			(492	)			(40	)
Tax expense		$	–			$	–			$	–

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset or liability recognized in an entity's statement of financial position, including the following: the total of all deferred tax liabilities, the total of all deferred tax assets, the total valuation allowance recognized for deferred tax assets.

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Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation using percentage or dollar amounts of the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the year to the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations.

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Tabular disclosure of income before income tax between domestic and foreign jurisdictions.

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